About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1880-03-12
Place of birth:
Bristol, England, UK
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House Peters

Overview

Robert House Peters, Sr. (12 March 1880 – 7 December 1967) was a British-born American silent film actor, known to filmgoers of the era as "The Star of a Thousand Emotions." Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Peters began his career on a high note, playing the handsome leading man in In the Bishop's Carriage (1913), co-starring Mary Pickford. While The Bishop's Carriage was filmed in an East Coast studio, Peters was in Los Angeles by 1914, becoming one of the first screen stars to permanently settle there.

Although he stated publicly that he preferred playing villains, Peters, curly haired and pleasantly dimpled, was from the outset typecast as the romantic hero.

After enjoying his greatest success as the good-bad hero of The Girl of the Golden West (1915), Peters found his career peak of the

early 1920s. He signed with Universal Studios for six films in 1924, hoping for a comeback. The results, however, were mostly mediocre and he was soon demoted to supporting roles. Retired after 1928's Rose Marie, Peters returned for a guest appearance in The Old West, a 1952 Gene Autry film that also featured his son, House Peters, Jr., who subsequently enjoyed a lengthy film career.

Peters was married to actress Mae King in 1914 with whom he had three children, Gregg, Patricia and Robert, Jr. (1916–2008).

Peters died at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.

Known for

Acting
1952 The Old West Actor Parson Jonathan Brooks 59
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1952 O. Henry's Full House Actor Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) 59
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1928 Rose-Marie Actor Sergeant Malone 58
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1926 The Combat Actor Blaze Burke N/A
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1925 Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman Actor Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman 59
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1925 Head Winds Actor Peter Rosslyn 58
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1925 The Tornado Actor Tornado N/A
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1923 Held to Answer Actor John Hampstead N/A
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1923 Don't Marry for Money Actor Peter Smith N/A
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1922 The Storm Actor Burr Winton N/A
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1922 Human Hearts Actor Tom Logan N/A
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1921 Lying Lips Actor Blair Cornwall N/A
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1920 Isobel or the Trail's End Actor Sgt. William MacVeigh 59
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1920 The Great Redeemer Actor Dan Malloy N/A
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1920 The Leopard Woman Actor John Culbertson 58
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1920 A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios Actor Himself 59
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1920 Silk Husbands and Calico Wives Actor N/A
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1919 You Never Know Your Luck Actor J.G. Kerry N/A
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1916 The Rail Rider Actor Jim Lewis N/A
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1916 The Closed Road Actor Frank Sargeant N/A
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1916 The Hand of Peril Actor James Kestner N/A
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1916 Between Men Actor Gregg Lewiston N/A
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1915 The Great Divide Actor Stephen Ghent 59
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1915 Stolen Goods Actor Richard Carlton N/A
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1915 The Captive Actor Muhamud Hassan 59
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1915 The Unafraid Actor Stefan Balsic N/A
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1915 The Warrens of Virginia Actor Ned Burton N/A
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1915 Mignon Actor N/A
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1915 The Girl of the Golden West Actor Ramerrez 58
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1914 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Actor N/A
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1914 Salomy Jane Actor Jack Dart, The Man 59
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1914 The Brute Actor Billy West N/A
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1913 A Lady of Quality Actor The Duke of Osmonde N/A
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1913 Leah Kleschna Actor Paul Sylvain N/A
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1913 Chelsea 7750 Actor N/A
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1913 In the Bishop's Carriage Actor Obermuller 58
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